Monthly Archives: February 2011

Wankers of the Week: Dog days of democracy

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ah, the dogshit days of late winter, when a chance February thaw reveals the debris that we’ve been counting on the snow to cover up, and hat hair starts getting to us all in a major way. The other day, … Continue reading →

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The Power of Nightmares, Part 1

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

In light of current events in the Middle East (and US propaganda regarding them), I thought this little refresher course was in order. Note the eerie similarities between some of the ideas of the “father of US neoconservatism”, Leo Strauss, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Full Moon Fever

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What a difference a week makes, eh? Looks like all the days of rage and revolution from the Middle East have migrated across the Atlantic to the US Midwest: Yeah, that’s right…working Wisconsinites of the public sector are seriously cheesed … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Racist Bitch

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I got unfriended on Facebook today by someone I’ve known for less than a week. Big fucking deal, right? Happens all the time. Means she wasn’t really my friend to begin with, blah blah blah. True, true, and sad-but-true. And … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: How NOT to get new recruits

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Do I really need to elaborate on what’s wrong with this recruitment poster? Didn’t think so.

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Found: One backbone. Location: Argentina!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Cristina, you’ve done it again. Besitos: Argentina has accused the US of trying to smuggle weapons and satellite phones into the country after cargo on a US military plane was seized last week. Argentine officials say the material was not … Continue reading →

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Nothing is certain but death, part dos…

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yep, that US healthcare system…truly the best in the world. Just ask Cuban immigrants: Birgilio Marin-Fuentes had driven to Portland Adventist Medical Center shortly after midnight Thursday, unable to sleep or stop coughing, then crashed his car into a pillar … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Love and the lack thereof

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

It’s not that Ms. Manx has anything against love; after all, she’s a kitty, and cats are all about love. But the Stumpy Cat does have a problem with days like today and the attendant commercialization of emotion. So she’s … Continue reading →

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More Music for a Sunday: Also, FUCK the Grammys.

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Wanna know just how badly the latest top 40 radio shit sucks? Listen to this… …and weep: No lip-synching, no autotune, no bullshit. Just great sounds from a great Canadian band. CRANK IT.

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Nothing is certain but death…

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

How’s that old saying go about death and taxes? Seems to me a bit more of the latter could have prevented the former, as in this sad case: A spokeswoman for University Hospital has confirmed a man who witnesses say … Continue reading →

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